Chapter One Nathaniel Hawthorne 1
Introduction to the Author 1
Text The Minister's Black Veil 2
Chapter Two William Faulkner 15
Introduction to the Author 15
Text A Rose for Emily 16
Chapter Three Ernest Hemingway 26
Introduction to the Author 26
Text 1 Hills like White Elephants 27
Text 2 A Clean,Well-lighted Place 32
Text 3 Cat in the Rain 37
Chapter Four lsak Dinesen 42
Introduction to the Author 42
Text 1 The Blue Jar 43
Text 2 The Blank Page 46
Chapter Five Kate Chopin 52
Introduction to the Author 52
Text 1 Désirée's Baby 53
Text 2 The Story of an Hour 57
Text 3 A Pair of Silk Stockings 61
Chapter Six Virginia Woolf 68
Introduction to the Author 68
Text 1 The Mark on the Wall 69
Text 2 Kew Gardens 76
Chapter Seven James Joyce 83
Introduction to the Author 83
Text 1 The Sisters 84
Text 2 Araby 92
Chapter Eight D.H.Lawrence 98
Introduction to the Author 98
Text 1 Two Blue Birds 99
Text 2 The House-Dealer's Daughter 113
References 130